Amaze File Manager before 3.5.1 allows attackers to obtain root privileges via shell metacharacters in a symbolic link.
Priority LOW 34CWE-78Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
Amaze File Manager before 3.5.1 allows attackers to obtain root privileges via shell metacharacters in a symbolic link.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00454 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:amaze_file_manager_project:amaze_file_manager:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | before 3.5.1 | Vulnerable | Amaze File Manager Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:amaze_file_manager_project:amaze_file_manager:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions before 3.5.1 Vulnerable ·Amaze File Manager Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36246
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8v5h-3pm2-q84c
References
More Amaze File Manager Project Amaze File Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17863 The Amaze File Manager application before 3.4.2 for Android does not properly restrict… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-36246 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36246 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8v5h-3pm2-q84c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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